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Chapter 1139: Taking on Disciples
Chapter 1139: Taking on Disciples
In the past, Lu Xuan insisted on personally cultivating even the lowest-grade spirit plants, ensuring that he tended to them from start to finish to maximize the light orb rewards.
However, after advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm, his perspective shifted slightly.
"After reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, cultivating spirit plants below the fifth rank yields light orb rewards that are barely worth the effort."
"Moreover, as the number of high-grade spirit plants in the spirit fields increases, the time and energy required for cultivation also rises. It's not worth spending so much time on low-grade spirit plants."
With this in mind, he gradually leaned towards a new approach.
"For instance, the third-rank Ice and Fire Dual Spirit Fruit doesn't have much room for improvement, but it consumes a lot of resources. Disciples can help with its cultivation."
"There's also the Spirit-Gathering Grass, a key ingredient for Foundation Establishment Pills, from which Spirit Absorption Pearls can be harvested to replenish the Green Wood Source Qi and store it in the Divine Wood Green Flask."
"We can change our approach and have disciples skilled in Wood School Spells condense the Spirit Absorption Pearls, which I can then refine directly."
With Bai Li Jianqing, Wen Qian, and others managing the general store, and even two puppet demon cultivators in the Abyss Star Cave assisting Ling Gu in collecting demon beast and ghost materials, it was only fitting that the Sword Sect, as their base, also had a few disciples to handle daily trivialities.
"Elder Zhou, I agree to take on disciples," Lu Xuan said.
"However, since I've just advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm and have no experience in teaching disciples, I'll start with a limited number, around three."
Lu Xuan spoke thoughtfully.
"Haha, no problem! You're in charge, Junior Brother."
"In about a month, I'll send someone with a roster containing detailed information about the disciples who wish to join you. You can choose as you see fit."
Elder Zhou's laughter filled the air.
Lu Xuan nodded in agreement.
Having promised Elder Zhou to select disciples, he didn't rush to the Imperfect Spatial Realm and instead stayed in his cave mansion, cultivating spirit plants, practicing divine abilities, occasionally refining pills, drawing talismans, and brewing spirit brews.
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
Lu Xuan sat in a pavilion, carefully perusing a roster.
A Sword Palace disciple had just delivered it, and it contained detailed information about the Sword Sect disciples willing to become his disciples.
"There are about twenty of them, which isn't a small number."
During this period, Sword Sect disciples eligible to join a Nascent Soul master had to go through rigorous screening, and twenty was not an insignificant number.
"I wonder if the rest will be reassigned..."
A bizarre thought flashed through his mind.
"Those accepted as disciples of Nascent Soul masters are likely to be key cultivation candidates, and the rest will probably be distributed to various Sword Peaks, where their future paths will be determined."
He paused, his thoughts lingering on this.
"Hmm? Chen Qingshuang?"
An image of a resolute woman appeared in his sea of consciousness.
"Indeed, she's the descendant of the Chen family's Nascent Soul cultivator from Heart Sword Lake."
The roster provided detailed information about Chen Qingshuang, including her cultivation, background, talent, and the cultivation methods she practiced. Even her appearance and demeanor could be discerned through his concentrated divine perception.
"Her cultivation progress during this period has been quite impressive, and she's already at the late Foundation Establishment stage. No wonder she was chosen."
"I can consider her."
After obtaining the jade token from the Chen family head, he hadn't yet gone to Heart Sword Lake to retrieve the Nascent Soul Sword Spirit with its profound obsession.
Nevertheless, there was some causality between them, and Lu Xuan didn't mind continuing it.
"Mu Yuanping, a Wood Spirit Body from birth, at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, proficient in various Wood School Spells, and possessing an extremely strong affinity with spirit plants."
"Excellent, top-grade cattle and horses."
Lu Xuan's lips curled upwards.
"Choose another Core Formation disciple, and it's you."
He quickly selected a talented swordsman named Li Haotian, who had reached the early Core Formation stage.
Not long after making his choice, the three of them arrived at the cave mansion together.
"Come in."
Just as the three of them felt nervous, a gentle voice floated out from the cave mansion, followed by a white ape with crimson eyes holding a long stick of red gold, which emerged from within.
"Please follow me, Master."
The white ape slightly bowed its head and extended a finger to guide them.
At the sight of the white ape, the three of them managed to maintain their composure, but their hearts were filled with shock.
In the eyes of Chen Qingshuang and Mu Yuanping, Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the white ape's demonic energy was unfathomably deep, and the long stick in its hand was incredibly mystical, undoubtedly a rare treasure.
However, Li Haotian, the one with the highest cultivation among the three, noticed even more.
"The guardian spirit beast is a Sixth-Rank, and the long stick in its hand should be a Seventh-Rank Magical Treasure?"
He quietly swallowed.
"The foundation of this Lu Xian, who is about to become my master, is so profound that even the guardian spirit beast possesses a Seventh-Rank Magical Treasure!"
Li Haotian had a sincere heart for the sword path and had endured countless trials and tribulations, already cultivating a resilient temperament. Yet, upon witnessing this scene, he couldn't help but feel astonished.
The three of them bowed their heads and followed the white ape into the cave mansion.
They walked through a small path filled with lush vitality and arrived at a quiet courtyard.
In the courtyard, there was a handsome and refined young man smiling at the three of them.
The young man's expression was calm, his aura as deep as an abyss, and he naturally exuded a commanding presence.
"Disciple pays respects to Master."
Since they had already made their choices, Lu Xuan was now their nominal master.
The three of them glanced at each other and bowed together.
"Get up and speak."
Lu Xuan carefully examined the three of them.
Needless to say, Chen Qingshuang had met him several times before.
Li Haotian, the one with the highest cultivation, carried a dark yellow longsword on his back, his eyes sharp, giving off a decisive and formidable impression.
Mu Yuanping, the other Foundation Establishment Cultivator, had clear eyes, as pure as jade, exuding a natural aura. He seemed harmless, making people feel close to him.
"Qingshuang, it's been a long time. You've already broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage."
Amidst the three's nervousness, Lu Xuan sighed softly to Chen Qingshuang.
"It's all thanks to the precious treasure Master bestowed upon me earlier."
Chen Qingshuang quickly replied.
She had exceptional talent, but her family, the Chen family, had declined, unable to provide her with sufficient support. Despite this, she never fell behind, and with the help of the treasure Lu Xuan had given her, her progress was astonishing.
Therefore, when she learned of the opportunity to become Lu Xuan's disciple, she didn't hesitate to choose this path.
Li Haotian and the other disciple were startled upon hearing the conversation between Lu Xuan and Chen Qingshuang.
One of them had already reached the Core Formation stage, and the other possessed exceptional talent in spirit plants. They hadn't paid much attention to the relatively ordinary Chen Qingshuang, but after witnessing Lu Xuan's attitude, their opinions quietly changed.
"It's mainly due to your own talent and years of hard cultivation."
Lu Xuan smiled and nodded, and his expression gradually became solemn.
"Now that all three of you have become my disciples, from now on, you must not only abide by the sect's regulations but also remember my rules."
"Do not defy the master, do not quarrel with fellow disciples, do not..."
Lu Xuan spoke sternly.
"We will obey Master's orders!"
The three of them responded in unison.
(End of Chapter)
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